Hilda Hadan is a Ph.D. candidate in Systems Design Engineering, collaborating with Dr. Lennart E. Nacke and Dr. Leah Zhang-Kennedy. She is a member of HCI Games Group, and the Safe Interactions Lab. Her research is centered around deceptive design (also known as dark patterns), in games and game-related technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). Beyond her work on deceptive design, Hilda has also published research in the areas of video games, usable privacy and security, and generative AI.

Hilda holds a Master's degree in Security Informatics from the Indiana University, the United States, and a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering.